There are 7 ways to get from Turku to Karlstad by plane, train, ferry, car, or bus
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Fly Turku Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
best- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane TKU - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
6h 16mkr 1,148–3,108Ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Drive from Stockholm Värtahamnen to Karlstadcar
13h 51mkr 593–1,561Bus
- Take the bus from 6 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus Ob1
- Take the bus from Oulu to Tornio Haparandabus
- Take the bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstationbus 900 / ...
33h 47mkr 1,770–2,937Fly Turku Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane TKU - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 58mkr 883–2,888Bus to Helsinki Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the bus from 1 to 12bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane HEL - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 6mkr 1,038–2,900Bus to Helsinki Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the bus from 1 to 12bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane HEL - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
9h 53mkr 1,013–2,680Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Turku to Stockholmferry Turku-Stockholm
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain SJ Snabbtåg Sj3000 / ...
14h 45m
Turku Airport (TKU) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turku to Karlstad is to ferry and drive which costs 550 kr - 1600 kr and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Turku to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 6h 16m and costs 1100 kr - 3200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Turku to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from 6 and arriving at Karlstad busstation via Oulu, Tornio Haparanda and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 47m.
The distance between Turku and Karlstad is 626 km.
The best way to get from Turku to Karlstad without a car is to bus which takes 33h 47m and costs 1700 kr - 3000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Turku to Karlstad, including transfers.
Turku to Karlstad bus services, operated by Onni Bus, depart from 6 station.
Turku to Karlstad bus services, operated by Onni Bus, arrive at Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri station.
Karlstad is 1h behind Turku. It is currently 5:49 PM in Turku and 4:49 PM in Karlstad.
There are 71+ hotels available in Karlstad.
What companies run services between Turku, Finland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a bus from 6 to Karlstad busstation via Oulu, Tornio Haparanda, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 33h 47m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 420–1,400
Flights from Turku Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
Flights from Turku Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 440–900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 220–1,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,300
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–330
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–320
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- Tågab
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 310–480
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 6 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–490
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Oulu to Tornio Haparanda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 1 to 12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- info@tapanis.se
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 02 777 330
- tilausajot@vainionliikenne.fi
- Website
- vainionliikenne.fi
Bus from 1 to 12
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–550
- Website
- https://vainionliikenne.fi/fi/
- Website
- https://vainionliikenne.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 85–450
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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